Saturday, February 11, 2012

Dear Argentina,

The maximum range of the Trident D-5 rocket carried in the Vanguard class submarines is, according to Wikipedia, over 7,000 miles. Which is somewhat more than the distance between Plymouth and Buenos Aires.

Why would we need one to be anywhere near the Falklands?

Note: Yes, I know that the boats are based in Faslane not Devonport ...

If the Argies think that that Yanks have codes for our missiles, then they are even dumber than it appears.

Our launch codes are that, ours.

Of course, if you are talking about the codes for our bombs, as opposed to our missiles - the "Permissive Action Links" that the Yanks had fitted (and, reputed, because they didn't trust the politicians, the USAF had set to "0000" for years), errm, we don't have them.

You're almost certainly right about the medal - but the lads on Dauntless won't get one either.

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A classical liberal & modern libertarian, economically laissez faire, and a governmental minimalist. Somewhat surprised to find this puts me way to the right of Chingis Khan.
Really, really pissed off at the endemic stupidity of the British governing cliques. Sometimes lets his potty mouth get the better of him.